Armed Vet Explains With Logic And Clarity Why He Didn’t Attack The Oregon Shooter
John Parker is a military veteran and student at Umpqua Community College (UCC). He was on the campus Thursday when Christopher Harper Mercer began his murderous rampage that left ten dead and injured seven more. Parker was also carrying a handgun.
But Parker didn’t get involved or try to attack the shooter for a very simple reason: He knew police SWAT team members wouldn’t be able to tell him from the shooter if he was openly displaying a handgun….READ MORE at LiberalAmerica
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By: Andrew Bradford
Andrew Bradford is an author, academic, and political activist who lives in Atlanta. He is a Senior Writer for Liberal America and also has his own blog at deepleftfield.info
19 responses to Armed Vet Explains With Logic And Clarity Why He Didn’t Attack The Oregon Shooter
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mea_mark October 2nd, 2015 at 17:17
Yup, unless you got a easy clean shot, you’re likely to cause more problems and might get yourself killed. The more guns will solve the problem solution, is an outright lie that is designed to sell more guns.
rg9rts October 2nd, 2015 at 17:22
And SWAT will say But But he had a gun..so much for the NRA theory of self defense
tracey marie October 2nd, 2015 at 22:32
Same thing when gabby was shot and the little girl was murdered, 2 guys with a gun said they would have made the situation worse.
rg9rts October 2nd, 2015 at 17:19
Logic…something that escapes the NRA and RWNJ’s
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Roctuna October 2nd, 2015 at 17:23
Precisely why the “good guy with a gun” theory is such bs. It’s dangerous too because someday soon (based on the frequency of killings) a “good guy” is going to get blown away along with a mass killer.
Suzanne McFly October 2nd, 2015 at 21:24
Or the “good guy” will shoot some innocents in the act himself.
Jack E Raynbeau October 2nd, 2015 at 21:46
I seem to remember something like that happening in Las Vegas.
Pilotshark October 2nd, 2015 at 17:41
First off, Good Job Mr Parker for keeping a level head on your shoulders while hell was breaking loose.
Second it sounds like you made a fast and good assessment of the situation and applied that to your decision making.
Third thanks for your service, and your situation awareness.
StoneyCurtisll October 3rd, 2015 at 19:48
Right On~!
arc99 October 2nd, 2015 at 19:13
I am duplicating my post from the other larger thread on this topic.
I think it is important to point out that yet another right wing myth bites the dust. The campus by law cannot be a gun free zone.
The court decision referenced in the story below was issued in 2011.
http://www.oregonlive.com/educ…
The Oregon University System will not appeal a court ruling that declared its gun ban on its seven campuses exceeds its authority and is invalid.
mea_mark October 2nd, 2015 at 19:18
They must have bought stock in some gun manufacturers. More guns, more deaths, more fear, more gun sales, on and on it goes.
whatthe46 October 2nd, 2015 at 19:25
that was such smart thinking in a situation where the levels of adrenaline are extremely high. why can’t police officer act with such a level of conscious when it comes to unarmed citizens?
Tim Coolio October 2nd, 2015 at 22:06
Yeah I can understand what he did, if I was there with a gun, why would I want to take a chance at injecting myself into that mess and maybe throwing my life away, NOT WORTH IT!
tracey marie October 2nd, 2015 at 22:34
More guns do not equal less death, that is a fact
fahvel October 3rd, 2015 at 03:37
andmost handgun owners are a collective of chicken shits – except of course for the psychos (aint no laws against them)
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bpollen October 3rd, 2015 at 04:44
Studies have said that, during the first Gulf War (under Bush I) the friendly fire rate was up to 24%. These are trained military personnel, knowing in advance that they are going into possible combat situations, and more than 1 in 5 is getting shot by his/her own forces. I doubt that heavily armed yahoos with visions of Rambo dancing in their head would be a good option when you are standing in the middle of their circular firing squad.
Jodi Hansen-Jennings October 4th, 2015 at 00:59
He was actually not allowed to by security and staff and police were already there. At least that’s what he said in his first interview, right after the shooting. He was in another building across campus. There was no mention of the possibility of him being confused for an attacker as a reason why he didnt respond. It makes perfect sense, but it wasn’t what was said initially.
I’ll have to look at some later interviews and see how this story evolved the way it did.
Had he been allowed to, perhaps he could have saved some lives and been yet another hero in this horrific tragedy. My hat is off to him for even being to willing to try. Well, per the interview I saw anyway.